MARC ANTHONY CB, California




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STRENGTHS - Physically, Anthony has a good combination of height at 6'0 and athletic ability. He has long legs and is a solid overall athlete. He has very quick feet and combined with his agility he has a quick and compact backpedal. He has good click and close skills. He is aggressive on passes in front of him and trying to break on the ball. He has the ability to flip his hips and run on his man's hip in press coverage. He shows a desire to come up in run support and can be a good wrap-up tackler, but he has to focus on technique instead of using his body as a missile.

WEAKNESSES - Anthony looks great at moments and then looks lost, and there isn't any real explanation for it. He needs to become more consistent with his technique in order to take advantage of his physical talent as he is a big cornerback that teams covet. He does not show the explosive burst to recover and get back into good coverage position and he takes too many chances. He has lapses in his play and can't completely be trusted because of the breakdowns.

SUMMARY - Anthony is an impressive athlete with great size to consider for the position. He has the foot quickness, agility and athleticism that not many 6'0 cornerbacks have. He has the hips to turn and run without losing a step from press alignment. However, he is more smooth and fluid than fast twitch, and does not have the elite explosiveness and top end speed that gets NFL teams excited. He can close on the ball and he has good ball skills. He is a good tackler and a player who can be relied on to tackle well. Overall, Anthony has better pro potential than his college career has shown because of his size/speed combination. He needs to find a way to be more consistent. He is currently carrying an early fifth round grade going into the Senior Bowl where he can improve with a good week in practice. He has many of the tools to develop into more than a backup at the NFL level.